Today's blog entry comes from Terry Ray . Each year, IDC Energy Insights publishes its top predictions for the Oil & Gas and Utilities industries. I like to review their predictions in order to gauge whether or not IBM’s Industry...

Today's blog comes from Vito DeMalteris . The Asset Life Cycle is an important process to monitor for any industry. All asset owners make some attempt at monitoring this cycle in order to develop enlightened, informed decisions regarding...

On July 6, 2012, President Obama signed into law P.L.
112-141, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). MAP-21
is the first long-term highway authorization enacted since 2005, funding
surface transportation programs at over...

Southern California Gas Company recently upgraded from IBM Maximo Asset Management 5.2 to 7.1 to manage over 50K assets and 3500 miles of pipeline. Read a summary and watch the Maximo Mary's Microphone interview with Lev Berkovich and Dmitry Aniskovich...

Today's blog comes from Kevin Buonagurio . I love this time of year. Yes, we have the holidays coming up, a time for sharing and giving thanks for what we have and those we love. But this is also the time of year where Maximo folks...

Steve Klepper from the City of Corpus Christi will be the speaker at the November 8, 2012 IBM Enterprise Asset Management for Smarter Cities webinar. Steve is the Manager of Strategic Planning - City of Corpus Christi, and will discuss the importance of...

Today's blog comes from Rob Bloom . From the performance of interconnected physical and digital assets to the delivery of the services that depend upon them, IBM’s Smarter Infrastructure capabilities will be front and center at IBM...

This is a
blog posting from Eric Luyer , Marketing
Manager, Corporate Asset & Facilities Management, IBM Software Group, Tivoli,
Industrial Manufacturing, including Life Sciences-Healthcare.
As I am
based in The...

Today's blog comes from Dave Calvert . Those of us working on the Maximo product have been challenged for years to establish that perfect balance of how our applications flow together, how they exchange critical data, and perhaps most importantly,...

IBM InterConnect 2012 will host Business and IT leaders from across the globe and focus on 10 Hot Topics, 2 of which will include content on why clients are looking for a Smarter Infrastructure: Transforming Critical Business Processes and Gaining...

Today's blog comes from Vito DeMalteris . How many hundreds of thousands of dollars, both in currency and parts, are lost every year due to inefficient warranty processes and lack of follow up? The numbers are alarming but most...

For
an enterprise to become more efficient and profitable, tracking internal costs is
very important. The services that are provided internally in a company are
crucial to the overall efficiency of the company. Due to focus on core competency,...

Doug Henschen of Information Week wrote
recently about a trend in Enterprise Application space where organizations are
attempting to avoid customizations when upgrading enterprise applications.
Henshen based his analysis on the results of...

As businesses grow they tend to have more & more data, but unless that data is aggregated as intelligence that is actionable, what's the purpose? Today's blog will focus on the importance of business intelligence produced by IBM Maximo...

Have you been experiencing warmer than normal weather where you are? Felt like you were melting? Whether it's global warming or just luck, this summer has broken a lot of records! Which got me thinking............how reliant we are on air...

Today's blog comes from Jim Li . In the oil & gas industries, the responsibilities for maximizing the availability and performance of assets have never been more critical to the success of an organization. As companies look to...

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